Hamilton police shoot armed man in domestic violence call

HAMILTON -- A township police officer responding to a domestic violence call shot and wounded a man armed with a rifle in his home Monday evening, a report in the Times of Trenton said.

Police entered the house of Michael Norbert through the back door, announcing their presence, according to the report. Norbert came down his stairs waving around a rifle, police ordering him to drop the weapon, the report said. When Norbert point the rifle in the direction of one of the officers, who was not identified, the cop shot a single gunshot into Norbert's arm.

Police were responding to a call from Norbert saying he was going to kill his wife, the report said. He is in stable condition at Capital Health in Trenton.